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How do you call...
« on: June 13, 2009, 03:03:45 pm »
That thing you do when you join your fingers stirrup-like for someone else to put their foot and then you give a push upwards, a lift (useful when trying to climb a wall or fence, etc)?

THANK YOU in advance =)
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Re: How do you call...
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2009, 03:44:18 pm »
A boost is all I can think of.
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« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2009, 05:15:52 pm »
Yeah, if you were asking someone to do it, you might use that verb. Otherwise, I tried to write this in the description of the action of a story and all I could figure out to do was basically "did that thing where you join your hands together...." etc. So in that case you've already got it.
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Re: How do you call...
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2009, 10:33:15 am »
A leg-up?
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Re: How do you call...
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2009, 05:18:55 am »
Boost or Leg Up as have already been mentioned would be what I call the action you described.
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